Firefox OS: An introduction

Firefox OS An introduction Sergi Mansilla, February 2013 Thursday, February
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An introduction s @sergimansilla Thursday, February 14, 13

Mobile today Write once, run...once Di!erent APIs Di!erent languages Di!erent
stores Thursday, February 14, 13

‘Native’ apps vs web apps Great while it lasted It’s
time to move on The gap is gone Thursday, February 14, 13

Firefox OS? New mobile OS Leverages open web WebAPI standards
No walled gardens Thursday, February 14, 13

Why should I care as a user? Device independence Thursday,
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Why should I care as a user? No need to
repurchase Higher quality apps No brand discrimination Device independence Thursday, February 14, 13

Why should I care as a developer? You already know
this stu! Thursday, February 14, 13

Why should I care as a developer? HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Each site is a potential app Extreme "exibility Great tooling You already know this stu! Thursday, February 14, 13

Why should I care as a developer? No developer fees
No API breaks No need for a phone You already know this stu! Thursday, February 14, 13

Opening up phones http://arewemobileyet.com Thursday, February 14, 13

Developer tools Thursday, February 14, 13

Developer tools https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/12/#refox-os-simulator-1-0-is-here/ Thursday, February 14, 13

Developer tools It also works on Android! Thursday, February 14,
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Firefox Marketplace marketplace.!refox.com Thursday, February 14, 13

Firefox Marketplace Thursday, February 14, 13

Thanks! Questions? Sergi Mansilla @sergimansilla http://goo.gl/Xiv94 Thursday, February 14, 13

Useful links https://addons.mozilla.org/#refox/addon/#refox-os-simulator/ sergimansilla.com/blog/promise-of-!os/ http://arewemobileyet.com/ https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/#refoxos/ Thursday, February 14,
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Firefox OS: An introduction

Firefox OS: An introduction

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